Charlie Rose with Jaap De Hoop Scheffer; Jerrold Nadler & John Schwartz; Timothy Garton As. (November 12, 2004)
the albany project (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Of the endorsements she has received to date, the one Senator Kirsten Gillibrand received today might be the biggest endorsement from a member of the congressional delegation. Representative Jerrold Nadler announced today that he is endorsing Gillibrand, calling her a "great partner on many progressive causes" and praising her for the work she has done on a number of issues, including the...
PointOfLaw Forum (Free subscription) | yesterday
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) has introduced H.R. 4115, the Open Access to Courts Act of 2009, to restore notice pleadings, i.e., the status quo ante Twombly and Iqbal. Nadler's news release announced the bill, "Nadler, Johnson, and Conyers Introduce Bill...
Andy Worthington (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
In the wake of Attorney General Eric Holder’s announcement that five Guantánamo prisoners — including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed — will face federal court trials in New York, and five others will face trials by Military Commission, much of the media has been consumed with the whining of opportunistic right-wing politicians, who persist in maintaining the [...]
Marc Ambinder (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are preparing for a confrontation with the White House over the state secrets privilege. Rep. Jerrold Nadler (R-NY), the chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the constitution, civil rights and civil liberties, has called the privilege's expansion during the Bush Administration "the greatest threat to liberty in this country." At an academic conference...
SquareState.net - Front Page (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Well, I'm sure everyone knows Michael "Heckuva Job, Brownie" Brown is on 850KOA these days. (At least Dummy Bob ain't.) We can also thank George Bush and Brownie for displacing "I did not have sexual relations with that woman" as Teh Stupidest Presidential Saying Evah™. Well, right behind "Bring 'em on" and "We'll get OBL dead or alive", and maybe "...
Gothamist (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Photographs of, at left, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and at right, (top row left) Ali Abd al-Aziz Ali, (top row right) Waleed bin Attash, (bottom row left) Mustafa Ahmad al-Hawsawi and (bottom row right) Ramzi Binalshibh from the AP After U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced that five of the plotters behind the September 11 attacks—including mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed—would be...
Truth Out (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Last September, just as Congress was getting ready to pass a Republican-sponsored initiative to withhold federal funds from the community advocacy group ACORN, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-New York), warned that the measure was wholly unconstitutional. The "Defund ACORN Act," sponsored by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-California), "is in blatant violation of the Constitution's prohibition against...
YID With LID (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
ACORN, the criminal enterprise that has been partially funded with OUR tax money is following the advice of Jerrold Nadler, Congressman from NY and suing the government to get its funding back. It all started this past March when Heather Heidelbaugh, a Pennsylvania Attorney, testified before Congress man Jerrold Nadler's Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties subcommittee about the many criminal...
Living In<BR>The Bonus Round (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
If you're in New York, you might want to attend this free event , but call quickly. Seats are going fast. ZERO HOUR, Jim Brochu 's award-winning play about the life of theatre legend Zero Mostel , will host "Survivors of the Blacklist: A Panel Discussion" on Tuesday evening, November 24th at 7 p.m. at Theatre at St. Clement's (423 West 46th Street). This very special event is free to the...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
My Judiciary colleagues Jerrold Nadler, and Robert C. Scott joined me in penning this piece. In 1928, the Supreme Court heard its first challenge to...
No Oil for Pacifists (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
John Hawkins of Right Wing News polled right-of-center bloggers for their least favorite people on the left. The results are here : Nancy Pelosi came in first; President Obama was second. I was among the bloggers polled. My unranked list of least respected lefties is: Barack Obama Helen Thomas Katie Couric Rep. Henry Waxman Rep. Jerrold Nadler Al Gore Michael Moore Rep. Barney Frank Andrew Sullivan...
PointOfLaw Forum (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
In his opening statement Tuesday at a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing, "Access to Justice Denied - Ashcroft v. Iqbal," Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) said he would soon introduce legislation to restore the pleadings standards in federal civil cases to those...
Talking Points Memo (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Nancy Pelosi is debuting the House bill at this moment. Our reporter on the Hill, Brian Beutler, just spoke with Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) who says the bill will be not increase the deficit in the short or long term....
The Rougblog (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
cross posted at Right Michigan It is pretty easy to figure out the purpose behind the cosmetic lather that Sen. Gretchen Whitmer is raising as she pits the big salaries of legislators against the educational survival of defenseless little school children. All interesting fights need a villain, and in this fight Whitmer has determined that the legislators are the villains, especially the villainous...
North Country Gazette (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
WASHINGTON – Legislation to amend the Patriot Act with improved civil liberties protections has been introduced in the House by Congressmen John Conyers (D-MI), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Robert Scott (D-VA). The original Patriot Act was rushed through Congress days after 9/11 and granted the government broad surveillance powers to spy on innocent Americans. The new [...]
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